tithing
Ten percent donation
Tithing is the practice of giving one-tenth of one's income to a religious institution, rooted in biblical tradition.
Many churches still expect or encourage members to tithe: Our family has been tithing since I was a child.
The term extends to any regular proportional giving.
Historically, a tithing was also an English administrative division of ten households.
Required moral task
- contributionSomething given to help
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
- obligationRequired task or commitment
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
sacrifice · offering · pledge · commitment · faithful · obedience · covenant · commandment
Voluntary charitable gift
- almsgivingGiving to the needy
- benevolenceDisposition toward doing good
- generosityReadiness to give freely
- charityVoluntary aid for others
giving · support · philanthropy · ministry · relief · aid · welfare · benefaction
Agricultural storage structure
- storehouseBuilding for stored goods
- granaryBuilding for storing cereals
- chapelSmall worship room
- churchPlace of Christian worship
altar · sanctuary · collection · plate · basket · coffer · treasury · repository
Local church community
- dioceseBishop's territorial jurisdiction
- barnAgricultural storage structure
- levyCompulsory government charge
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
portion · percentage · clergy · rector · vicar · parishioner · ecclesiastical · collection
Custom passed through generations
- customHabitual group practice
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
feudal · historical · ecclesiastical · law · reform · abolition · commutation · enclosure
duty
Required moral task
- contributionSomething given to help
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
- obligationRequired task or commitment
devotion · sacrifice · offering · pledge · commitment · faithful · obedience · covenant · commandment · firstfruits
donation
Voluntary charitable gift
- almsgivingGiving to the needy
- benevolenceDisposition toward doing good
- generosityReadiness to give freely
charity · giving · support · philanthropy · ministry · relief · aid · welfare · benefaction · contribution
barn
Agricultural storage structure
- storehouseBuilding for stored goods
- granaryBuilding for storing cereals
- chapelSmall worship room
church · altar · sanctuary · collection · plate · basket · coffer · treasury · repository
parish
Local church community
- dioceseBishop's territorial jurisdiction
- barnAgricultural storage structure
- levyCompulsory government charge
assessment · portion · percentage · clergy · rector · vicar · parishioner · ecclesiastical · collection · mandatory
tradition
Custom passed through generations
medieval · feudal · historical · ecclesiastical · law · reform · abolition · commutation · enclosure · antiquity
- charitable givingcharitable gift, charitable gifts, donation, donations, contribution
- Unpaid Givingvolunteering, charity work, pro bono, donations, helping
- MormonismBook of Mormon, Joseph Smith, Latter-day Saints, priesthood, Latter-day Saint
- Bible moneymammon, alms, mite, shekel, denarius
- charitiesRed Cross, food bank, food banks, homeless shelter, homeless shelters
- civic dutiestaxes, jury duty, paying taxes, voting, tax payment
tithingcharitable donation
Gift to help others
almsgiving · philanthropy · tipping · gifting · charitable contribution
tithingtaxation
Compulsory government revenue collection
levying · confiscation · garnishment · seizure · tribute
tithinghoarding
Excessive accumulation of goods
withholding · keeping · stinginess · miserliness · accumulating